单词 | to be ready to bust |
释义 | > as lemmasto be ready to bust b. spec. To be desperate for the toilet. Chiefly with for or to. Also to be ready to bust. ΚΠ 1951 E. Lambert Twenty Thousand Thieves xviii. 354 Dooley swung a leg over the tailboard and mumbled: ‘Good! I'm busting for a leak.’ 1982 M. Seide Common Wilderness (1983) v. 124 I've been holding it in so long, I'm ready to bust. 1990 Independent (Nexis) 24 Dec. 25 I woke up at 6am busting to go to the loo. I looked out of the window and there was this UFO suspended in the air. 1994 Mixmag June 68 Rob was busting for a widdle the whole time, but when they eventually let him visit the can he was surrounded by a brace of coppers watching him. 2007 C. Seeber Lullaby xviii.279 Can I just use your loo quickly? I'm busting. < as lemmas |
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